Why are some people miserable and others happy?
Some of my favorite quotes are from How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
“Napolean had everything men usually crave – glory, power, riches – yet he said at Saint Helena, “I have never known six happy days in my life”‘ while Helen Keller – blind, deaf, dumb – declared: “I have found life so beautiful.””
We have a choice to make in this life. We can be a dejected, backbiting, sour puss who is cross — or a bouyant, serene, joymaker who takes things to the cross. It is our choice.
Today, you and I can follow God’s very clear instructions in this.
Thessalonians 5:16-18 (New International Version)
16Be joyful always; 17pray continually; 18give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.Colossians 4:2
2Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.
What will you do today? Be selfish? Be thankful?
Lord, let me see myself for who I really am. Often, I go through this life just thinking about me. Today, I want to be thankful in all things. I want to view myself as having value because I am your child. I acknowledge that selfish ambition often leads to lonliness and that the true path to happiness is through Jesus Christ and in serving and loving others. Let this day be a good day in your eyes. Amen.
All Scripture quoted from the New International Version (NIV)